Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 752)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
221	Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Public	6-8	75 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	474	39	12.1	17.9%	254 (53.6%)	71 (15.0%)	87 (18.4%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,020			$171			$11,849	67.3	63.7	245	24		341563005700
222	Berlin Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	215 S Franklin Ave	Berlin	08009	Camden County	Berlin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0129	853	77	11	23.6%	573 (67.2%)	86 (10.1%)	98 (11.5%)	35 (4.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.7%)	$11,413			$352			$11,061	67.3	72.2	180	42		340159001324
223	Robert L. Craig School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 West Park Street	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	Moonachie School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-5833	356	35	10.2	60.7%	115 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	191 (53.7%)	38 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	$16,011			$749			$15,262	67.2	73.6	169	54		341068000620
224	Terence C. Reilly School No 7	Public	2-8	436 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6030	1,130	80	14.1	78.5%	81 (7.2%)	161 (14.2%)	838 (74.2%)	45 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,777			$199			$7,578	66.7	67.7	207	17		340459000013
225	Montague Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Route 206	Montague	07827	Sussex County	Montague Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 293-7131	329	35	9.4	43.8%	217 (66.0%)	21 (6.4%)	72 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$17,566			$1,324			$16,242	66.5	73	174	51		341053005380
226	Woodglen School	Public	5-8	70 Bunnvale Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4111	272	35	7.7	13.6%	232 (85.3%)	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,892						$10,892	66.4	68	205	21		340846003016
227	Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	466	42	11	33.9%	65 (13.9%)	105 (22.5%)	93 (20.0%)	183 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	$8,022						$8,022	66.3	66.7	219	8		341305003556
228	John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	556	65	8.4	40.1%	263 (47.3%)	33 (5.9%)	179 (32.2%)	59 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$11,679			$90			$11,589	66.3	80.6	119	109		340195004156
229	Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Main Street	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-3151	762	76	10	7.9%	590 (77.4%)	19 (2.5%)	101 (13.3%)	37 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	$11,076						$11,076	66.3	67	216	13		341551000360
230	Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	240	26	9.3	51.7%	63 (26.3%)	16 (6.7%)	122 (50.8%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	$14,389			$243			$14,146	66.2	69.4	196	34		340429000352

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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